Homeowner
In case you were wondering what the recent dearth of posts was down to. Of course, now that mere trivialities such as ownership and mortgages have been dealt with, it's time to scale the peaks of renovating, decorating, moving...
The 2023 Hugo Awards: Somehow, It Got Worse
The last month has been a busy one in Hugo and Worldcon fandom. After the shock of the much-belated 2023 nominating stats, and their revelation of serious irregularities in the compilation of the award's ballot, there was a great ferment of conversation and action. Mainstream publications have caught wind of the scandal and publicized it far and wide . Turnover in the few permanent committees that oversee the Hugo trademark and intellectual property has been high . The poor folks at the upcoming Glasgow Worldcon have been scrambling to respond to the evolving situation and to distance themselves from the previous committee—including, most recently, making a laconic announcement that they would refuse any of Chengdu's passalong funds, the budgetary surplus that is traditionally bequeathed from one Worldcon to the next. And stats nerds—of which this community is, unsurprisingly, blessed with a surfeit—have been furiously crunching the nominations numbers and EPH calculations...
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Rich Horton
My job first thing tomorrow is to bring a locksmith to replace the locks -- they are old and need repairing in any case.
Having moved an apartment myself in the past two weeks, I know what a pain it can be. Eagerly awaiting new posts once you have the time for them :-)
-Raz Greenberg
Raz, you mentioned your upcoming move last time we met - glad it's (mostly?) over. Right now, I'm in pre-move mode, and so less busy (though I am that) than preoccupied, all my mental real estate taken up with plans and lists. If you woke me up in the middle of the night I'd probably start obsessing about how to set up the living room - of course, I already know where the bookcases should go.
Congratulations on the new home, Abigail!
abigail, you should really try the movie CHRONICLE which is about a bunch of kids who acquire superpower and is filmed in a found-footage format. i'd be really curious about your thoughts on it.
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